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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 249055" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>1. Ask for a copy of the student handbook to take home and read. </p><p>.</p><p>2. Ask about the availability of teachers before and after school.</p><p>.</p><p>3. Take notice of interactions between teachers and students (my Diva went to a school that impressed me right away when I ALWAYS heard positive statements of encouragement from the teachers.)</p><p>.</p><p>4. Ask what time lunch is and if there is a morning snack what the policy is for that. </p><p>.</p><p>5. Ask what the discipline policy is. Even if you don't plan on having it used, it does tell alot about how the school handles students. Do they try to work with the student to learn from his/her mistakes or do they like to lay down the punishment at the first sign of trouble?</p><p>a. I personally would not allow my child to attend a school where the discipline policy is that both kids automatically are punished for fighting. It is so not fair to the victim because the bully doesn't care if he/she gets into trouble so long as the victim suffers. They really need to talk to both sides and get to the bottom of the problem before handing out punishment. The victim needs to be given tools to deal with the bully, not punishment for protecting him/herself and standing up for themself.</p><p>.</p><p>6. Ask about homework. Is there a lot? Is there time in school to work on it?</p><p>.</p><p>7. What extra curriuculum activities are available? (sometimes if the school doesn't have their own, the students are allowed to tap into a nearby school's)</p><p>.</p><p>8. Is there a school nurse? If so, what hours is she actually at the school? (the schools my kids go to have a school nurse but she was only available for about 1/2 hour in the morning at Diva's school and no set days/times at difficult child's school)</p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 249055, member: 5096"] 1. Ask for a copy of the student handbook to take home and read. . 2. Ask about the availability of teachers before and after school. . 3. Take notice of interactions between teachers and students (my Diva went to a school that impressed me right away when I ALWAYS heard positive statements of encouragement from the teachers.) . 4. Ask what time lunch is and if there is a morning snack what the policy is for that. . 5. Ask what the discipline policy is. Even if you don't plan on having it used, it does tell alot about how the school handles students. Do they try to work with the student to learn from his/her mistakes or do they like to lay down the punishment at the first sign of trouble? a. I personally would not allow my child to attend a school where the discipline policy is that both kids automatically are punished for fighting. It is so not fair to the victim because the bully doesn't care if he/she gets into trouble so long as the victim suffers. They really need to talk to both sides and get to the bottom of the problem before handing out punishment. The victim needs to be given tools to deal with the bully, not punishment for protecting him/herself and standing up for themself. . 6. Ask about homework. Is there a lot? Is there time in school to work on it? . 7. What extra curriuculum activities are available? (sometimes if the school doesn't have their own, the students are allowed to tap into a nearby school's) . 8. Is there a school nurse? If so, what hours is she actually at the school? (the schools my kids go to have a school nurse but she was only available for about 1/2 hour in the morning at Diva's school and no set days/times at difficult child's school) . [/QUOTE]
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